Stoltz Island

Stoltz Island

Satellite image of Alexander Island
Stoltz Island
Etymology	Charles L. Stoltz, part of Operation Deepfreeze
Geography
Location	Alexander Island, Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica
Coordinates	69°15′S 72°9′W

Location of Alexander Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region

Stoltz Island (69°15′S 72°9′W) is a small island off the northwest coast of Alexander Island, Antarctica, 7 nautical miles (13 km) south of Cape Vostok and 1.09 mi (1.75 km) southwest of Buneva Point. The island was photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy, 1966, and was plotted by DOS, 1977, from the photographs and U.S. Landsat imagery of January 1974. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Lieutenant Commander Charles L. Stoltz, U.S. Navy, Staff Photographic Officer, Naval Support Force, Antarctica, Operation Deepfreeze, 1970 and 1971.

See also

• List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands
• Dint Island
• Dorsey Island
• Umber Island

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from "Stoltz Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.